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Police/Legal Blotter (stop breaking the law, asshole!)

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Three Nevada players arrested for DUI over holiday weekend

RENO (AP) ? Three Nevada football players were arrested for driving under the influence over the Memorial Day weekend, including starting tight end Mike McCoy.

McCoy, a senior from Salinas, Calif., was the third leading receiver on the team in 2007 with 598 yards and tied for second on the team with four receiving touchdowns.

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper pulled him over in Reno at about 3 a.m. on May 24 for failure to stay within marked lanes and exceeding the speed limit, the Reno Gazette-Journal first reported on its website Thursday afternoon.

Kenny Viser, a sophomore defensive back from Reno's Bishop Monogue High School, and Rocco Bene, a senior wide receiver and special teams player from Tucson, also were charged with DUI in separate incidents, the newspaper reported.

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si.com

Ex-Illini LB pleads guilty to gun rap

URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Former University of Illinois football player Erique Robertson will spend 43 days in jail after pleading guilty one count of unlawful use of a firearm.

Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz says Robertson, who entered his plea Thursday, also faces 24 months of probation.

Robertson was arrested in January outside a Champaign bar after a police officer nearby heard gunshots. Witnesses said they saw Robertson fire shots near Club E'llusions.

Prosecutors agreed to drop another unlawful use of a firearm charge and one count of reckless discharge of a firearm.

Robertson earlier pleaded not guilty. He was kicked off the team.

The linebacker is from Maple Heights, Ohio.

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ESPN - Offensive lineman Marshall accused of burglary, assault - College Football
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Offensive lineman Marshall accused of burglary, assault

OXFORD, Ohio -- A Miami of Ohio football player is accused of entering two unlocked dorm rooms and holding a pillow over the face of a female student sleeping in one of the rooms.

University police Capt. Jason Willis said offensive lineman Zachary S. Marshall was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated burglary, burglary and assault.

He is accused of going into the rooms on May 21.

Marshall was released from the Butler County jail Friday after his mother posted bail of $26,000. The 21-year-old player is suspended from the team pending further investigation, the school said.

Marshall could not be reached for comment Friday. There was no phone listing for him on campus, in Oxford, or in his hometown of Mason, Ohio.
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ESPN - Bowman, Taylor sentenced to 1 year of probation, community service - College Football
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Bowman, Taylor sentenced to 1 year of probation, community service

BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Two Penn State football players pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge in connection with an on-campus fight last year, resolving the last of the major legal problems for current team members.

Linebacker Navorro Bowman and defensive tackle Phil Taylor pleaded guilty Friday to a disorderly conduct charge in exchange for prosecutors' dropping more serious assault charges.

"You're never pleased to have to plead to anything," said Taylor's defense attorney Ron McGlaughlin. "But from the standpoint that the matter is finally over with, I think it worked out appropriately."

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ESPN - Lomax arrested on charges of speeding, carrying concealed weapon - College Football
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Lomax arrested on charges of speeding, carrying concealed weapon

ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia defensive end Jeremy Lomax has been arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and speeding.

A report at the Athens-Clarke County Jail showed Lomax was arrested at 12:42 a.m. Wednesday, posted a $3,000 bond and was released at 1:30 a.m.

University spokesman Claude Felton said Georgia coach Mark Richt is aware of the arrest.

The senior from Jonesboro started 12 games last year, recording 16 tackles and 4? sacks.
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WVU's Pugh kicked off team

MORGANTOWN - Bill Stewart put a quick end to any speculation on how Charles Pugh's recent brush with the law will affect his status with West Virginia's football team.
The first-year Mountaineer coach kicked Pugh off the team Wednesday.
Without elaboration, the school issued a release that said Pugh was being "dismissed from the Mountaineer football program for a violation of team rules'' by Stewart.
A day earlier WVU police filed a criminal complaint charging the senior safety with a felony for fraudulent schemes. Pugh was expected to turn himself in to the Monongalia County Sheriff's office.
Stewart had issued a statement Tuesday saying he was investigating the situation and would "take appropriate action when I have gathered all the facts.''
The facts, according to the criminal complaint, are that Pugh and an unidentified woman allegedly found a set of car keys at the university's student union center last Tuesday and used the remote control "panic button'' on the keychain to locate the car in a parking lot. There, they allegedly took several credit cards, personal identification and $200 in cash from the vehicle.
Police said that the card was later used to purchase at least $1,600 in merchandise at several stores, including the Finish Line at Morgantown Mall. Pugh was charged with a felony because the amount was more than $1,000.
Quinton Andrews, a junior safety for the Mountaineers, was initially believed to have been involved, but no charges were brought against him. On Wednesday, Andrews was at the Puskar Center and apparently still a member of the team in good standing.
Pugh was expected to contend for a starting position in the fall and in fact would have battled Andrews at the bandit safety.

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The facts, according to the criminal complaint, are that Pugh and an unidentified woman allegedly found a set of car keys at the university's student union center last Tuesday and used the remote control "panic button'' on the keychain to locate the car in a parking lot. There, they allegedly took several credit cards, personal identification and $200 in cash from the vehicle.
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ESPN - Razorbacks dismiss Fairchild following arrest on misdemeanor charges - College Football
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Razorbacks dismiss Fairchild following arrest on misdemeanor charges

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Freddie Fairchild, the Arkansas linebacker arrested in March on misdemeanor charges of battery and false imprisonment, has been dismissed from the football team, coach Bobby Petrino said Wednesday.

Petrino suspended Fairchild the day after his March 24 arrest by Fayetteville police following a report by a woman that he had attacked her.

"Freddie Fairchild has been dismissed from our football team," Petrino said in a statement. "Since his suspension last March, he has not participated in team activities. As his status with our team has been resolved, we will make no further comment regarding this matter."

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Okla. St.'s Pettigrew gets plea deal

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew pleaded guilty on Monday to a reduced charge for allegedly attacking a police officer in January.

Payne County prosecutors originally charged Pettigrew with felony assault and battery on a police officer, but they reached a plea agreement with Pettigrew in which he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery.

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